New York Democratic State Committee Adopts Resolutions
The New York Democratic State committee met with full attendance and unanimously adopted resolutions condemning threats against the presidency. They emphasize the people's right to choose a chief magistrate and express indignation and sympathy for the president and his family after the attack, urging vigilance to protect civil liberty. A later meeting also adopted patriotic resolutions.
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Democratic State Committee
Stalwarts tighten grip with NY convention move
The Stalwarts have organized the New York State committee placing ex senator Pyatz in the chair and calling a Republican convention in New York City. They defeated renomination of several reformers including Sisstons now under bribery indictment as they swept Pennsylvania with Don Cameron leading to nominate a State treasurer, then dominated the convention.
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Isaac M. Jordan
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Bishop
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Bookwalter
Prohibition Party
Cameron Seeks Large Debt Cut as Virginia Issue
W H Cameron the Republican gubernatorial hopeful argues for a 13 million dollar immediate reduction of the state debt. Democrats counter that his victory signals a triumphant Republicanism. The Evansville Journal notes this view reflects Republicans nationwide. The piece questions northern Republican ties to Virginia repudiation.
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Virginia Congressmen Back DanieL and Democratic Ticket
Two Virginia congressmen elected on the GARFIELD ticket last year endorse DanieL and the Democratic State ticket. A satirical note urges loyal organs to count how many Republican repudiators they kill and eat during the canvass.
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Jorgehnson
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Republicans wary of repudiation ticket support in Virginia
Republican organs say the number of Republicans who will not back the Repudiation ticket in Virginia is small, warning that other states may see larger defections.
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Virginia
Governor PortTeR Eyes Senate Move Amid Star Route Ring Ties
Governor PortTeR is reportedly active in pursuing a Senate seat by succeeding Voorners. He is urged to keep Hon. S. W. Domrsry, secretary of the Republican national committee, as part of his political network and Star Route connections.
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Reform Call in Civil Service Acknowledged
A respected Republican journal admits ample room for civil service reform, noting a year ago it argued that no reform was needed and now concedes the possibility of improvement.
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Virginia Holders of Promises to Pay Withhold Aid
The men who hold Virginia's promises to pay are not hastening to the aid of the Republican ticket. Not this year.
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News Highlights From The Week In 1881
The week features updates on new state laws soon in force, the Indiana Supreme Court gathering, deaths including Senator A E Burnside, and varied reports from crops to weather. Notable items include trials, elections, relocations, and political shifts across the United States and abroad.
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Primitive moonshine still found in Parke County ravine
In Triere Havre on September 12 a crude moonshine distillery was discovered hidden in a ravine in northern Parke County. The setup, described as primitive, uses wash tubs and a 60 gallon still. Authorities have not yet arrested the owners or operators. the still likely operated for about two months.
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Attempt to kill Guiteauin jail ends with graze to head
Sergeant Menon of Battery B 2nd Artillery fired through a jail cell window at Guiteau as he relieved the guard. The bullet grazed Guiteau’s head and lodged in the cell wall. Mason was arrested and confined in the arsenal.
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The Imperieuse Hull Cost Revealed at Portsmouth
The Imperieuse, set to be built at Portamouth England, will not resemble existing ships. Its hull alone is priced at 1,575,000 dollars, signaling a unique and costly design.
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Forest Fires Ravage Huron Sanilac Counties In Devastating Blaze
Across Huron and Sanilac counties forests burned with Port Hope Huron City Vernon Mills Charlestown and Bad Ax reduced to ashes. Reports speak of up to 1000 homeless families and dozens of fatalities including 7 dead at Sandusky and over 300 perished near Richmondville and West Forester.
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Hope fades as sun reports president’s grave illness
The Sun’s dispatch from Long Branch states the situation is critically worse with a metastatic abscess spreading from the parotid gland to the lungs. Doctors warn recovery is unlikely and a lung operation may be needed to wash the abscess, reflecting deep despondency among the cabinet and public.
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Grover Refuses Temperance Pleas At New Jersey Hotel
Barzel Grover of New Bedford owns a grocer hotel near Ockean Grove New Jersey and runs a liquor saloon. Twenty four temperance women visited his hotel at his request paying for three stages. They prayed and urged him to quit liquor but Grover remained unmoved.
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Daniel and Cameron Campaign At Rockbridge County
Daniel and Cameron addressed about 3000 voters in Lexington Virginia. Daniel spoke for two hours as a road improve ment advocate and declared himself a Democrat favoring paying Virginia’s honest debt. Bets on debt payers winning statewide by about 30000.
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Illinois judge rules courting in public must proceed
A Illinois justice declared courting in a public setting may not be interrupted. He stated a young man could remove the girl's father from the room if he wished, but did not claim the father forfeits his privilege to boot the suitor thereafter.
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New Orleans Doctor Probes Donkey Braying Larynx
A New Orleans physician reportedly experiments on donkeys to extract bray via larynx surgery. If successful, prospects to perform similar work on Conger, Michigan senator, are noted. The piece also cites a hostile Independent bid in Pennsylvania and pushes for immigrant labor from Iberian and Mediterranean countries to southern plantations.
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Bryant memoir to include unseen poems by Mr Parke Godwin
A memoir of Bryant, supervised by Parke Godwin, will publish poems not previously printed and will be brief due to Bryant life having few notable incidents. The passage notes India's census reaching a quarter of a billion, equating to five U.S. population sizes.
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Aesthetic Damsel Competes With Beefs and Vines
A fragment notes charm of a plate featuring beefsteak with well cooked potatoes and gravy. It claims the dish outshines trailing vines or a sunflower, suggesting a decorative appeal tied to hearty fare.
Moonlight on a Grave and Other Reflections
Poem fragment recalls Ella Wheeler on holy moonlight versus a woodshed roof. A note lists two thousand doctors meeting to discuss topics and claim broad benefits. A quip defines political science as office seeking and promises. Border heroes stir. Buffalo Bill labels Wild Harry a fraud. Detroit Free Press predicts a Fifth Avenue mansion pursuit between Bonanza Flood and Vanderbilt.
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Grand Opera House opens amid public praise and satire
A Springfield Transcript critique lauds the Grand Opera House as a superb Western landmark built by Ohio’s future governor. It condemns public misreads of the builder’s motives, noting a $25 000 risk and contrasting it with claims of civic sacrifice.
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A Wife's Power in the Calm of Home Life
A discussion on marriage roles notes that a good wife's firmness, economy, and decision help a intelligent man, while a bad wife brings confusion and despair. A tranquil, peaceful home renews a man's strength for life's battles. a troubled home drains hope and invites gloom.
How to Write a Novel by a Veteran Author
The author of John Halifax Gentleman after a quarter century of fiction declares it is time to retire. She outlines steps to craft a novel: genius, industry, a central theme, and a well concealed plot built from that spine. She urges readers to fix on a core idea and develop it through natural sequences like a growing tree.
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The Satisfied Boy and the Dwarf Corn
A passerby notes the boy hoeing a field. the boy explains the corn is dwarf and galier varieties planted on shares. The tale ends with the boy content in his frame of mind.
Public School Banter Turns To American Imports
In a crowded classroom a teacher laments class gossip about Miss Cash and her dressmaker father, while a snub-nosed student blurts Sitting Bull. The scene also notes American goods shaping tastes from clothes to watches as global trends emerge.
San Francisco Sheriff Elected Reformer Amid Reform Drive
A reformist sheriff leads San Francisco as officials report a year end surge in office costs amounting to 42000 dollars. The rise prompts scrutiny of expenditure and calls for tighter oversight.
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